Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology (Feb 2022)

Role of Lysosomal Acidification Dysfunction in Mesenchymal Stem Cell Senescence

  • Weijun Zhang,
  • Weijun Zhang,
  • Jinwu Bai,
  • Jinwu Bai,
  • Kai Hang,
  • Kai Hang,
  • Jianxiang Xu,
  • Jianxiang Xu,
  • Chengwei Zhou,
  • Chengwei Zhou,
  • Lijun Li,
  • Lijun Li,
  • Zhongxiang Wang,
  • Zhongxiang Wang,
  • Yibo Wang,
  • Yibo Wang,
  • Kanbin Wang,
  • Kanbin Wang,
  • Deting Xue,
  • Deting Xue

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2022.817877
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) transplantation has been widely used as a potential treatment for a variety of diseases. However, the contradiction between the low survival rate of transplanted cells and the beneficial therapeutic effects has affected its clinical use. Lysosomes as organelles at the center of cellular recycling and metabolic signaling, play essential roles in MSC homeostasis. In the first part of this review, we summarize the role of lysosomal acidification dysfunction in MSC senescence. In the second part, we summarize some of the potential strategies targeting lysosomal proteins to enhance the therapeutic effect of MSCs.

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